Baker, Oklahoma

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Baker
Baker is located in Oklahoma
Baker
Baker
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°52′10″N 101°01′05″W / 36.86944°N 101.01806°W / 36.86944; -101.01806Coordinates: 36°52′10″N 101°01′05″W / 36.86944°N 101.01806°W / 36.86944; -101.01806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyTexas
Elevation2,848 ft (868 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73950

Baker is an unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, ¼ mile north of U.S. Route 64. Tyrone lies six miles to the north-northwest on U.S. Route 54 and Turpin lies eight miles to the east at the intersection of Route 64 and U.S. Route 83 in adjacent Beaver County.[2]

Originally named Bakerburg, the post office opened June 5, 1931, but has since closed.[3] The name was changed to Baker August 15, 1953. The community is said to have been named for Rueben F. Baker.[4]

NRHP Sites[]

Both the Baker Woodframe Elevator and the separate Baker Woodframe Grain Elevator are NRHP-listed.

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 16 ISBN 0899332838
  3. ^ The Post Office lists the closest open location as being in Turpin. "Find USPS Locations (using Baker, Oklahoma as the search term)". USPS. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Shirk, George H., Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, p. 16 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2


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